Western appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1885-18??, 1887-09-03

tariff and the want Of protection Of s11f-
rage IN the Southern states; more liberal
pensions are asked and restriction upon
Immigration; President Cleveland is re-
preached for his attitude regarding the
civil service and the dependent pension
Dill and The administration of Gov. Larrabaa
heartily endorsed.
NORTHWESTERN NEWS.
The golden wedding anniversary Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Horatio N. Davis took place
on the 2Sth, at the residence Of their son.
U. IS. Senator G. K. Davis, at st. Paul. tl1ey
having having been married August q
1887, at Henderson, n. Y. In 1888 they set.
tied at Waukesha, Wis, and five or six
years since came to St Paul. Mr.. Davis is
q years Of age, Mrs. Davis 70. and of their
eight children four are living, three of
whom attended the golden wedding. Mr..
Davis came OF WEIGH ancestry that settled
in Massachusetts, 200 years ago. Mrs Davis
is descended from the famous Cushman
family the ninth descendant of Robert
5Cushman, the puritan, who, in 1917, was
sent by the exles at Leyden, Holland, to
apply to the king forl leave to settle in Amer
lea. AS q leader and business man among the
Pilgrim Fathers, Cushman fitted out the
Mayf1ower, and it was largely due to his
sturdy characteristics and financial ability
GIlttUs LILO wy Was SuCC0SSIul
Lake Mi1inetonka, Mimi, received
two more victims Thursday, in the drown
ing of Prof. FL. S. Widney, principal Of the
Excelsior Academy, and Miss Lulu Haines,
the 14year-old daughter of Mr. Haines, a
weu-known citizen of Excelsior. Prof.
Widney, his two daughters and Lulu
Haines We're gathering water lilies on a
raft in pond near the rear of the academy.
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jumped of, thinking to lessen the weight.
and save the lives of the little girls. He
had no sooner jumped in, however, when
the girls followed after him, and in the
struggle which ensued, Prof. Widney and
Miss Haines were drowned. The two
daughters of Prof. Widney were rescued
from Watery grave through the bravery
of Theodore Bust, Jr., who witnessed the
accident and jumped in to the rescue.
The Manitoba R. r., has purchased
nearly 400 acres of land atst. Cloud, Mimi,
for shops and stock yards, lying on both
sides OF the Sank river. The engineers will
will be prepared this fall and commence
ment made on the buildings. The car shops
will probably be located on this side.of the
Sank river, while the entire Eugene McCar-
thy farm, 100 acres, will be taken for the
stock yards, which will be on Scale to &C.
bu0 UFdllC OIL minnesota, dakota
and Montana. In addition to the car shops
an extensive foundry will be built to turn
out all the car wheels used on the road. The
company will expend in this work this fall
and in 1888, 81 100000, and the works will
provide for 1000, which would mean the
employment of at least 1880 men,
The house Of d. S. Hitler, farmer
living about six miles from Osseo, Hennepin
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visited by two men about 9o'clocl in the
morning. Mrs. Hitler was the only
occupant of the house, Mr. Hitler and sons
being in the field at work, some distance
from the house. The mon threw Mrs.
Hitler into the cistern and then proceeded
to ransack the house. One hundred and
seventy four dollars in money and 5000 in
notes were stolen. The men then fed,
leaving Mrs. Hitler in the cistern, from
which perllOus situation she was rescued
some two hours later by her son The els
tern contained seven feet Of water and she
t,lg to the pipe to keep from drowning.
The rascals were not caught.
Chairman Cooley of the Interstate
Commerce commission, replying to o. d.
keyes Of Faribault, Mimi, upon the matter
OF taking voluminous oral testimony in
Minnesota in the Board of Trade Union VS..
the %: M. q st P. r r., offers the opinion
that the facts must be largely matters of
public notorietY which it will be unneces-
sary to prove orally. He dwells at some
length on the volume of business awaiting
the action OF the commission and urges
counsel to endeavor to reach agreements, as
faf as possible, in all cases upon statements
OF facts, with a view to reducing to the
smallest compass the oral evidence necessary
to be taken.
Judge Walker in the district court,
at Sioux City, Iowa, set for trial Sept. 5,
the case of Fred Munchrath, one of the de-
PENDANTS charged with the murder of Rev.
Dr. Paddock. The defense made strong
effort to have the Arensdorf CASE which
was tried at the March term, again called,
but the state elected to have Munchrath's
case tried next. 1t is believed that the state
has much stronger case against Munich.
rath than was presented against Arensdorf,
ana That II any thing approaching an honest
Jury can be secured, he will be convicted,
The questioniof jury is the most Important
One
a Chadron, Neb., special says: Two
unknown persons attempted to make an
entrance in the plight into the residence of
I Mrs. John Bolts. Upon being informed by
wanted, they attempted to force an
entrance, one of them displaying a revol-
yer. Mrs. Bolts drew 44caIibre revolver
and fired, the ball taking effect in the
abdomen of one and lodging in the thigh
OF the other. The wound of one is pro-
nounced fatal, the other uncertain The
action of Mrs. Bolts is endorsed by the
citizens, as she is very respectable lady.
For incest, practiced to more than
abhorrent degree, Reinhart Stein, living in
a German settlement in Dane county, Wis,
was sentenced by Judge Bradley to nine
years in the penitentiary. He has four
daughters the youngest but fourteen, and
has has outraged nature in the case of all, con
Tossing to an intimacy with the two old st in
the old country. Through priest the law
learned of his rehabilitation with his young
est child few weeks ago and he was at
once arrested. All of his daughters were
spirited away to Iowa before his arrest.
He confessed by the advice Of his attorney.
At Moorhead, Mimi, before Judge
Collins, argument on the bill of exceptions
for a new trial in the case of Peter Click
conviction of embezzlement, was heard.
Judge Collins overruled the motion and
sentenced Czizek to pay fine of
$12,270, double the amount of the
verdict, and one year at Saltwater at
granted to Oct. 4, the day of the meeting Of
OF the supreme court, to which an appeal
will be made by Chicks counsel.
Two men were asphy xiated, at the
Norton farm, near Wabasha, MINI. The
tenant of the farm had dug well thirty
three feet deep R. Hulinger, who had
been working in the well, bored down into
the bottom with an auger when there was a
roaring sound and escaping gas Hullinger
called for help, but was unconscious when
the bucket was lowered for him. Chris
topher Cisson, the tenant, got into the